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Schools in Galva

Galva’s public schools

Galva-Holstein Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Galva. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 9% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IA 14.1
Schools in town
1
522 students on the public path
In brief

Galva’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Galva’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary places highest (better than 70%); Ridge View High School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Galva, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Galva-Holstein Elementary Schoolin HolsteinNo scores
9–12Ridge View High Schoolin HolsteinB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Galva-Holstein Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Galva-Holstein Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 522 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,487IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 69.7% · 270 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 268 students tested

Galva vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Galva’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Galva—Galva-Holstein

Every school in Galva

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Galvaby address
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6
B+
105 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Galvain other towns
Galva-Holstein Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Holstein
175 students16:1Rate it →
Ridge View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Holstein
B−
242 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Galva’s schools

Are Galva’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Galva. Galva-Holstein Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Galva. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Galva in?

Galva-Holstein Community School District.

Where do Galva kids go to high school?

Ridge View High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.